Panama Canal Nov. 6, 2019

Item: Island Princess
Rating: 4.2
Author: billmcwilliams6

Island Princess Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

billmcwilliams6

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 125

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

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10 Night Panama Canal With Costa Rica & Caribbean (Fort Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 06, 2019

Ship: Island Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: A502

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Wonderful cruise, but we will stick to larger and newer ships from now on.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Specialty restaurants were not quite up to par compared to other Princess ships. Buffett and dining room was excellent. Wide variety and great taste.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Staff were superior.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

It was an older ship in need of dry dock. Some minor issues, but overall a good ship still.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Small cabin, no sofa, tiny shower, but very clean.

Ship tip

Ship was decent to be as old as it was.

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5

Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

5 out of 5

Cristobal, Panama

1 out of 5

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

4 out of 5

Falmouth, Jamaica

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

7 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks

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Justin327 5 years ago

I think the Larger newer comment is pretty solid. I usually stick to the large ships....but they don't go through the canal. Nice review from someone with the same mindset.

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truecapricorn9 5 years ago

Thanks for the review. Will be on that boat next month

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cruisereckoning 5 years ago

Nice review, glad you enjoyed.

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paramedic7 5 years ago

Well written review

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Cruiserike0322 5 years ago

Very nice review

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dragz 5 years ago

Glad you had a great time 🛳🚢⚓👍

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Wonderful cruise. We really enjoyed and very relaxing.

Overall a Great Cruise

Wonderful ship and crew